Tuesday, December 14, 2010

HC upholds arbitrator's stay on Rajasthan Royal's termination

STAFF WRITER 17:20 HRS IST

Mumbai, Dec 14 (PTI) In a major reprieve to Indian Premier League franchisee Rajasthan Royals, the Bombay High Court today upheld the order passed by an independent arbitrator granting stay to the termination of its contract by the BCCI.

Justice S J Vazaifdar today dismissed an appeal filed by BCCI challenging the stay granted by the arbitrator and permitted Rajasthan Royals to participate in the IPL-4 auction that is to be held on January 8 and 9.

The Court, however, imposed a condition on Rajasthan Royals directing them to file an affidavit before it by January 3 specifying full details of its ownership pattern and mode of control.

"It is necessary that the bonafides of the three owners - Emerging Media (IPL) Ltd, Tresco International and Bluewater Estates Ltd - are established. BCCI is entitled to call for full disclosure of ownership under the franchisee agreements," the court observed.

Zaheer Khan's fitness jolts Indian spirits in South Africa

CENTURION: Even as India look to topple South Africa in their den, pace spearhead Zaheer Khan's fitness continues to throw a spanner in their plans. Zaheer, who did not have a great year as far as fitness is concerned, is central to India's plans in what is being billed as the series of the year for both the teams.

The left-arm pacer did not bowl at all on Monday when the team had its first official practice session here at the Super Sport Park. In fact, Indian team's physio Paul Chapman was seen working hard on Zaheer for a long time. This gave rise to concerns that all's not well with Zaheer despite the team management's assurances to the contrary.

On Tuesday, Zaheer did bowl at half tilt for some time as the practice session was winding up. Before that, he sprinted for a while to test his groin which has been causing some concern lately and he looked in some discomfort.

Zaheer had missed the third Test against New Zealand at Nagpur because of the groin niggle. He came back for the final two ODIs but seemed to have hurt his groin again during the fourth ODI. The Indian squad has Umesh Yadav and Jaidev Unadkat to pick from as the third pacer if Zaheer is ruled out of the opener.

Read more: Zaheer Khan's fitness jolts Indian spirits in South Africa - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournaments/india-in-south-africa/top-stories/Zaheer-Khans-fitness-jolts-Indian-spirits-in-South-Africa/articleshow/7102097.cms#ixzz189UN5Ika